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1.4/5 Servants; family :explode: no.1 (Lear (loss of status and identity…
1.4/5
Servants; family :explode: no.1
Kent
loyalty
returns under threat of death to serve Lear
motif of disguise
disguised as commoner
Caius
Fool
choric
comments on Lear's mistake
taunts him
motif of equality underneath lavish exterior
[the title 'fool'] thou wast born with
close to Lear?
"my pretty knave"
can poke fun at Lear's actions without punishment
however threatened with whip
Goneril
tragic victim?
insulted and cursed by Lear
claims Lear is delusional and dangerous
claims Lear might use his knights to attack her
claims the knights are disorderly and lustful
feminist reading
: resists Lear's "manhood" and needless build-up of power
... or villain
or is she just very good at manipulating facts?
there is no further info in the text on lear's knights
told Oswald to behave disrespectfully in 1.3
Lear
loss of status and identity
motif of nothing
fear of madness
Esp. 1.5 rep of not be mad, increasingly fragmnted
recognises his "folly" and strikes his head – guilt? alreadysome anagnorisis?
wrath
virulent insults and terrible curse of Goneril
